Telephone Switching Building -- Crystal City TX
N 28° 40.847 W 099° 49.690
14R E 419088 N 3172900
The 1920s-era telephone switching building in downtown Crystal city, Texas, is decorated with handsome reliefs of modern telephones of the time
Waymark Code: WMPMZ2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2015
Views: 4
Blasterz really enjoyed the clunky 1920s rotary dial telephone architectural relief elements that have been introduced into this switching building, which is still in use today. It's great that the telephone company (in Texas, Southwestern Bell) was proud enough of what they did and respectful enough of communities to spend extra money building handsome structures that enhanced the cities they served.
There are 16 antique telephone relief medallions around this handsome brick building, which is still being used as a switching station for telephone equipment today.
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Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1920
Where is this sculpture?:
1st and Nueces Streets
Crystal City , TX
Website for sculpture?: Not listed
Sculptors Name: Not listed
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